diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index a6fc410285c0..71ff16d1ff21 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -157,11 +157,7 @@ func Run(s *options.CMServer) error {
 			glog.Fatalf("error starting controllers: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if StartInformers == nil {
-			ctx.InformerFactory.Start(ctx.Stop)
-		} else {
-			StartInformers(ctx.Stop)
-		}
+		ctx.InformerFactory.Start(ctx.Stop)
 		close(ctx.InformersStarted)
 
 		select {}
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/patch.go b/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/patch.go
index 02ce021eee48..4accfb3e464a 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/patch.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/patch.go
@@ -7,6 +7,3 @@ import (
 
 // This allows overriding from inside the same process.  It's not pretty, but its fairly easy to maintain because conflicts are small.
 var CreateControllerContext func(s *options.CMServer, rootClientBuilder, clientBuilder controller.ControllerClientBuilder, stop <-chan struct{}) (ControllerContext, error) = createControllerContext
-
-// StartInformers allows overriding inside of the same process.
-var StartInformers func(stop <-chan struct{}) = nil